You Are a Federal Employee Millionaire — Let’s See Why!
Your federal retirement benefits represent potentially one of the most valuable assets you possess. – By Gary Fouts
OPM Cybersecurity #Fail, As Told By Twitter
Last week, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that “sensitive information” on 21.5 million personnel was stolen from their systems. Today, OPM announced additional information about the recent cyber incident Learn more: http://t.co/YrWkqJKyYO. pic.twitter.com/46pLmaWMxJ — Beth Cobert (@CobertFormerOPM) July 9, 2015 Soon after this “enormous breach” (so said FBI director James Comey) was announced, OPMRead… Read more »
SCOTUS Ruling Impact on Federal Employee and Retirement Benefits
U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing gay couples nationwide the right to marry would have some impact on federal employee and retirement benefits. TSP
Cyber ID Theft…Are You Protecting Yourself?
We’ve heard a new term lately… it’s “breachapalooza”; a kind of tongue in cheek reference to the recent rash of security breaches in the news. by Gary Fouts
How to Leave a Job Gracefully
A lot of advice you’ll hear about how to handle your last two weeks at a job focuses on surviving. As if giving your two weeks notice is the equivalent of a zombie apocalypse or a vacation with your in-laws. Rather than survive, wouldn’t it be better to thrive? Giving your two weeks notice isn’t an excuse to dial it in.Read… Read more »
Have You Found Your Talent?
Have you ever met someone that just seems to know EXACTLY what their purpose is in life? You know, the ones that do that one thing that just seems to come natural? What is a talent? A talent is a special natural ability given to us all. If you follow the desire, it eventually startsRead… Read more »
A “Recipe” for Success with FEGLI
Federal Life Insurance = FEGLI. It is just that–Group Term Life Insurance. FEGLI pros and cons, but we must understand insurance basics by Gary Fouts
How To Get Your Team of “Independent Spirits” to Work Together
Sometimes trying to manage a team of strong personalities can feel like herding cats. The great strengths that make each team member fantastic on their own may cause them to butt heads when it comes to a group setting. If you’re at the helm of a team of independent spirits, it can be challenging toRead… Read more »
Social Media Ear Trumpet: Listening to Your Community to Design Relevant Content
By Jessica Havlak, ICF International It’s not so hard to think up fun ideas that we think might engage our audience… but who knows better than they what will be appealing? I’ve found that the best way to create engaging, relevant content is just to pay attention. Listen to what your community is talking about, and designRead… Read more »
GovHack: Hacking to make Government better in New Zealand
Last weekend, New Zealand joined Australia for GovHack 2015. If you’re not familiar with the idea, this is a 2-day hackathon set up for people – community, industry, academia, civil society and public sector − to get creative with government data. The goal is to build some ‘thing’ using open government data. To be clear: this isRead… Read more »